That is, the smallest integer you could be criminally prosecuted, in the US, for posting on a public forum (like Facepunch) without any context.
NOTE: FOR THE LOVE OF CHRIST DO NOT ACTUALLY POST THE NUMBER, JUST DESCRIBE WHAT IT WOULD REPRESENT.
The only one that comes to mind was the HD-DVD encryption key. It kept getting posted on YTMND.
[QUOTE=wauterboi;51903114]The only one that comes to mind was the HD-DVD encryption key. It kept getting posted on YTMND.[/QUOTE]
I don't know if you could be charged criminally for that. Cease and desists were sent over it though so it's close.
im not sure exactly what a illegal integer is, i tried googling it as well as illegal numbers but i dont follow along with it :s
[QUOTE=MEOWTFLOL;51903147]im not sure exactly what a illegal integer is, i tried googling it as well as illegal numbers but i dont follow along with it :s[/QUOTE]
numbers that are illegal to post
i.e. numeric encryption keys
[QUOTE=MEOWTFLOL;51903147]im not sure exactly what a illegal integer is, i tried googling it as well as illegal numbers but i dont follow along with it :s[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=NightmareX91;51903152]numbers that are illegal to post
i.e. numeric encryption keys[/QUOTE]
Said numbers can also be interpreted as stuff like programs, pictures, video, etc...
Since things on computers are just binary numbers (this is a gross over-simplification), you can convert those numbers to decimal numbers. Hence the term illegal number, or illegal integer
Someone's pin number, 4 digits.
If someone knew the context and the rest of the data, that person could be prosecuted for being an accessory to fraud if they discover that they got the information from me.
Hell, I could make 4 different posts with each number of that person's pin number. So your answer would be "1 digit" if you meant size as in data, or "0" if you meant in actual numbers.
666
Well, a safe bet is any 10-digit number that turned out to be, say, the direct phone line to any CIA cover operation, or the President's Secret Service team's phone numbers, or any other sensitive official/secret number.
[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;51903180]Well, a safe bet is any 10-digit number that turned out to be, say, the direct phone line to any CIA cover operation, or the President's Secret Service team's phone numbers, or any other sensitive official/secret number.[/QUOTE]
PM'd
[QUOTE=ROFLBURGER;51903171]Someone's pin number, 4 digits.
If someone knew the context and the rest of the data, that person could be prosecuted for being an accessory to fraud if they discover that they got the information from me.
Hell, I could make 4 different posts with each number of that person's pin number. So your answer would be "1 digit" if you meant size as in data, or "0" if you meant in actual numbers.[/QUOTE]
If you treated the pin number as one giant number and not a series of digits, you could shorten that down to hex, so 1234 becomes 4D2, or 1111 becomes 457.
No idea if this is true or not, but I heard that the launch code for some nuclear missiles used to be a series of 0's so operators wouldn't forget it in an emergency. If written as a number, the value would just be 0, so that's pretty small.
[QUOTE=wauterboi;51903114]The only one that comes to mind was the HD-DVD encryption key. It kept getting posted on YTMND.[/QUOTE]
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